Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-07
HOw BOsrON LAWYsss SrsU00LR.
some Of Tho Desperate Means That They cake
TO secure Husinsss.

some Of ,he Desperate Means That They cake
TO secure Businsss.
FROM the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
One OF the teaviest sells ever prsctsed on
the profession wss that perpetratsd about .
year ago by an enterprising young chap who
secured page Of one Of the daily newspapers
and went to work In his own way to make .
profit on his Investment His idea was 70
publish q list OF the representative lawyers
and business mon Of Boston, each OF whom
was to pay . certain sum for the advertise
ment The scheme occu pied some weeks In
Its development, aud q goodly list OF sub
scribers had been taken, when some few Of
those who hsd been approached began to
look into the matter little, and his enter.
prise mst with severe rebuff. The method
employed to secure these subscribers was In.
genious and effective The canvaaser called
upon the lawyer whose name aud check he
wished to obtain, and after informing him OF
tho general scope and purpose u the plan,
contidentially added that his name wss upon
the list OF representative attorneys, which had
been prepared by committee Of three mem.
hers OF the bar Of high standing, but whose
identity I'll would be q breach OF confidence
10 disclose. 1t was enough to aay that they
were persons IN whose judgment and integ.
rity the most implicit trust might be reposed.
At the same time the business cards OF some
Of the Oldest and most hOnorod lawyers In
the community were displayei, aud 1t was
stated that their names would be found on
the list The sheet OF the paper on which the
addresses OF the favored few we're to be pub
liahed was to be struck OIL ~ broadside, and
prepared for hanging upon the wall OF the
counting room or office, and thus form Q sort
OF directory Of the best representatives OF the
various professions or Kinds OF business con-
tAined therein,
The halt thus sdroitly placed upon the hook
was generally swallowed, and, - We have
A.tl
Gently, when 1t occurred to one gentleman
who had declined to listen TO the voice OF the
ebarmer IN inquire OF one OF those whose
names had been mentioned a having sub.
scribed TO the enterprise whether he had
actually done no. Then II came out that
few OF tho most distinguished members OF
the profession had been used ~ dec0ys to
bring down the othera 1t had been repre-
sented to them that the advertisement WAS TO
bs gratnitous, and the money was to be made
otherwise than by taking payment for the
publication of their respected nameA The
discovery wsa soon noised abroad among the
profession, and one after another hastsned
to withdraw his name and demand back his
subscription. OF course the publishers OF
the paper repudisted the Representations
which had been made by an advertising
agent not In their employ, and declared that
they had sold page OF their paper for sdver.
ttsinR purposes, and that - long - the sd.
vertisements were proper In themselves, 1t
was no cOUOern Of theirs how they were OBJ
tained. All this was true aud fair enough,
but lhe Indignation OF the victims OF this
fled until their money was refunded, which
was fiualiy done. Before the furry had sub.
sided an Issue Of the paper was published
containing the balance OF Ahe names, and
bit 70 submit with q good . grace q possi.
ole TO the chatting which they received from
those who refused to subscribe, For some
days there WAS . good deal OF amusement
gained was Doubtless Of more value than the
small sum psid for the privilege Of having
ones name published - that OF one OF Bos.
TONS representative" lswysra
Some idea OF the desperate struggle which
even socalled respectable attorneys some.
times make to capture business 10 afforded by
ths experience Of many OF Il . yicuns OF the
Roslindsle disaster. One Of the papers pub.
lished, day or two after the accident, q dis
dispatch from Rosliudsls, (Which, by the
Mr.. Micswber had OF writing elaborate letters
to his correspondent on the other side OF the
table), which contained among other items
. statement that the agent OF q Boston law
ready secured several cassa Another paper
stated recently that one OF the injured parties
had besn approached by ! think eighteen
different lawyers with offers OF professional
assistance; and to dsy circular received by
one OF the sufferers Wss shown 70 me, which
| purportsd 70 have been Issued by . claim
| agsncy here. and was signed by some one
| calling himself the sgency's agent In 1t the
recipient IVES warned against the wilss OF
clatm In the hands OF those who by long prsc
| sices had beC0me enabled to enforce his legal
rights 70 their utmost limits. The names OF
ne aeeucy's attorneys were given, and coE.
!s! ss was little surprised 70 sss that one Of
vnlcn eetde from any professional iesling
sooas she matteS. might have deferred him
no@ allowing his aalne 70 be used In such Q
con.eoGon. ThtA ~ the way, 70 probably
ysn Wesca ~ ed1icted community has boon
eSvoes eoS1o9 ~ poM tWo WookS